HP's Lost and the Lighthouse

Potter was suspicious of him.Snape was well aware of this when he left Slughorns' pre-Christmas party wearily at the 'Slug Club'.

——In the eyes of someone who is good at disguising, the other party's suspicion can be said to be almost undisguised, but Potter never seems to want to conceal it.Snape thought, with a mocking sneer on the corner of his mouth.Naturally, in the eyes of the 'Savior of the World', the professor who is against him should be someone who is on the side of evil, what a normal and superficial idea of ​​heroism!

However, the sudden improvement of Potter's potion skills is really not normal-but considering that Potter used the old textbooks left over at the beginning of school, it is not unreasonable-it can only be praised by Slughorn There might not be too many students who are better than himself... But this is not that important, it would be best if Potter could learn more.

He put Harry's matter aside for the time being, and thought about another student whom he had sworn an unbreakable oath.

It is obviously impossible to simply make Draco let go, but knowing the timing of the opponent's attack is crucial to the matter he and Dumbledore planned... If something goes wrong in this matter, I am afraid that the old man will protect the students All the painstaking efforts will be burned.

Thinking of what Dumbledore had told him about Potter's suspicion of Draco Malfoy, Snape's mood became worse.Yet as long as Draco insisted on not admitting that he was responsible for the murder of the botched opal necklace, there was nothing even he could do to stop him...

Dumbledore really found himself a good job!Snape thought, and angrily went to Dumbledore's appointment.

Dumbledore was sitting behind his desk, sipping hot chocolate comfortably, and there were several official documents from the Ministry of Magic spread out on the desk—this is really not common this year, after all, because of the activity of the Dark Lord, the old man almost It would take a long time to actually show up at Hogwarts, just for that, mostly for Harry Potter... and he didn't even know what Dumbledore was up to, even if the old man claimed that he trust yourself completely...

Snape frowned, suppressing his dissatisfaction.

"He doesn't trust me," he said. "I've already said that Draco couldn't trust me—he said just a while ago that I was trying to take credit for him..."

Dumbledore listened to him, his eyes were calm and relaxed, as if they were not in the state of the return of the Dark Lord, but just sharing desserts with friends on an ordinary night, one couldn't help but believe that something was happening in front of him can be perfectly resolved.

"Try again, Severus," he said softly, "you've probably figured out that if the kid is allowed to continue his actions in such a haphazard manner, more and more innocent people will only be harmed." .”

"Yes," Snape frowned, "but he was wary of me, and even learned Occlumency for it..."

Dumbledore froze with a brisk smile on his face. "So," he said seriously, "you used Legilimency on him?"

The old man didn't show any intention of blaming him, but Snape keenly sensed that the other party didn't seem to approve of such behavior.He couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

"Yes, but..." He wanted to say that it was all about the plan after all, and nothing could go wrong.

"Don't do that again, Severus," Dumbledore interrupted him, "it's not that far yet." He looked at Snape, who looked aggrieved, and sighed inwardly.

"I'm not reprimanding you for using Legilimency... If it was about Voldemort, I would use it without hesitation—even if the information I got might not be as useful as I thought." He said, "But Draco Even if the plan is successful, the impact will not be too great, you don't have to worry too much - I just hope that the worst situation can be avoided as much as possible."

Snape frowned: "Since it doesn't affect much—"

The old man closed his eyes: "I'm sorry, Severus, but I stick to my original opinion."

Snape still seemed a little dissatisfied, but he knew clearly that continuing to argue would not get the result he wanted - no one could change Dumbledore's decision.He pursed his lips, and asked instead: "You mentioned it before—the memory of Slughorns..."

"I've already given this task to Harry." Dumbledore said decisively, his eyes revealing that he didn't want Snape to continue asking.He pushed away the hot chocolate in front of him, and put his fingertips together to form a pointed triangle: "Why don't we talk about you, Severus."

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Snape looked a little stunned, obviously, he didn't think he had anything to talk about.

Dumbledore didn't think so.He looked at Snape, his eyelashes cast a shadow in his blue eyes, making it impossible to see what the old man was really thinking: "I noticed that you are very comfortable with your current position, Severus. It made me realize It may not be such a wise decision to have repeatedly rejected your application."

Snape said nothing.

As he said to Bellatrix - even if he didn't really think so, he did sometimes suspect that Dumbledore's insistence on linking him to the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was in some sense The reason for the segregation of sensitive posts - did the old man really want to keep his ex-Death Eater as isolated from the Dark Arts as possible?If so, then Dumbledore clearly didn't trust him as much as he claimed—

The principal doesn't seem to mind the silence of his long-time subordinate.

"Severus, I know all of you—of course, it's not just you, Minerva and the others have also asked me this question, always wondering why I insist on not letting you be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor." He slightly Laughing, "The ability you have shown is indeed far superior to some Defense Against the Dark Arts professors I have invited, and at the same time, you are more trustworthy than others."

Snape moved a little, doubting the authenticity of Dumbledore's words - he really couldn't find a reason other than Dumbledore not trusting himself enough to explain why he had not been able to get the position he dreamed of.

Dumbledore seemed to be able to see what was going on in his heart, and he sighed softly: "When Voldemort was a student of mine--he was indeed a student at Hogwarts--he showed his respect for the position. Unrivaled interest."

The current Defense Against the Dark Arts professor looked at him suspiciously, not understanding why Dumbledore brought this up all of a sudden.

In his mind, even if Dumbledore wanted to explain his refusal over the years, the Dark Lord shouldn't be the reason.You know, at the very beginning, the Dark Lord told him to apply for the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, not Potions professor.

But Dumbledore seemed to mention it by the way, and he asked instead: "You must know the curse in the legend, right?"

Snape sneered, he now suspects that Dumbledore is deliberately trying to prevaricate him with some coaxing rhetoric - it's not that he can't accept the reason that Dumbledore didn't trust him enough, although he may feel disappointed because of it... …or whatever, but it's human to suspect someone who's defected from the enemy's camp, and he thinks it's understandable.

"You don't want to tell me," he sneered, even using the honorifics, "you refused all this time just because you were worried that I would be affected by that curse, right?"

"Indeed," said Dumbledore.

The author has something to say:

I'm coming!As for why you've been wondering why Dumbledore keeps refusing Snape to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor... actually didn't intend to write this, but since you're so curious-

In short, this is a reason I speculate that can be explained_(_^_)_

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